Hanley Streets Past & Present

Hanley, one of the six towns of Stoke-on-Trent, developed from a small settlement into the principal commercial and administrative centre of the Potteries during the 18th and 19th centuries. 

Its rapid growth was driven by the pottery industry, coal mining, retail trade, and expanding transport links, resulting in a dense network of streets, markets, factories, theatres, and public buildings.

This page lists the present and historic streets of Hanley and links to descriptions of the origins of street names, old maps, local developments, and the changing character of the district over time. From early market streets and industrial districts to Victorian shopping areas and modern redevelopment, the streets of Hanley reflect the economic and social history of the Potteries.

Today, Hanley remains the main city centre of Stoke-on-Trent, where historic streets and landmarks continue to sit alongside modern retail, business, and cultural developments.

 

 


See also: Stoke-on-Trent street renaming index (covers citywide changes, including the 1950s renaming programme

Street name Renaming  
Adventure Place    
Albion Square    
Albion Street    
Arbour Street    
Astbury Street originally Copeland Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ashbourne Grove    
Ashmore Street originally West Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Austin Street    
Authur Street no longer in existence  
Avoca Street originally Taylor Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Bagnall Street    
Balfour Street    
Bamford Grove    
Basalt Street    
Barthomley Road  originally Hamilton Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Baskerville Road    
Beckford Street originally Meadow Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Berkeley Street    
Bernard Street originally Grosvenor Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Bethesda Road    
Bethesda Street    
Bexley Street    
Birch Terrace    
Birches Head Road originally Leonard Road - was renamed in the early 1950s Some streets were renumbered
Bird Cage Walk    
Birkett Street originally Thomas Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Black Horse Lane    
Boothroyd Street originally South Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Botany Bay Road    
Botteslow Street originally Nelson Road - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Boulton Street    
Boundary Street    
Bower Street    
Brewery Street    
Britton Street originally Evelyn Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Broad Street    
Brockley Square    
Broom Street    
Brunswick Place    
Brunswick Street    
Bryan Street    
Bucknall New Road    
Bucknall Old Road originally Hill Street (part) - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Bucknall Road    
Buller Street originally School Street - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Burton Place    
Caldbeck Place    
Cambridge Street    
Canberra Street originally Adelaide Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Cannon Place    
Cannon Street    
Cape Street originally Gordon Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Cardiff Grove    
Cardwell Street originally Victoria Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Cecil Avenue    
Century Street originally Brook Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Charles Street    
Cheapside    
Chell Street    
Chelwood Street originally Alfred Street (South) - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Clementson Street originally Lansdowne Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Clifford Street    
Clough Street    
Commercial Road    
Cornes Street originally Henry Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Cotesheath Street originally Heathcote Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Creswell Road    
Crick Road    
Cromer Crescent    
Cromer Road    
Crown Bank    
Crown Street    
Darwin Street originally Melbourne Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dean Place    
Denbigh Street    
Derby Street    
Dilke Street originally North Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Douglas Place    
Dover Street    
Downey Street originally Gladstone Place - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Draycott Street originally Dale Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dresden Street    
Dundas Street originally America Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Dyke Street originally Smith Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Eagle Street    
East View     
Eastbank Road    
Eastbourne Road    
Eastwood Place    
Eastwood Road    
Eaton Street    
Egerton Street    
Eldon Street    
Elizabeth Street    
Etruria Road    
Exchange Street originally Herbert Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Fenton Road was renamed as Victoria Road (part) and Lichfield Street (part) in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Festing Street    
Flintsham Grove    
Foundry Street    
Fountain Square    
Franklyn Street    
Free Trade Street    
Garth Street originally Bath Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Gibbins Street    
Gilman Place    
Gilman Street    
Gitana Street originally Frederic Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Glass Street    
Glover Street originally Heath Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Goodson Street originally New Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Grafton Street    
Gresham Street originally Gower Street (off Granville Street) - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Greville Street    
Hampton Street    
Hanover Street    
Harding Road    
Harley Street    
Hassall Street    
Hazelhurst Street    
Hillchurch Street originally Church Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hillcrest Street originally Hill Street (part) - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Hines Street originally Gordon Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hodnet Grove    
Homer Street    
Hope Street    
Hordley Street    
Horleston Street originally Gower Street (off Paddock Street) - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Houghton Street    
Howard Crescent    
Howson Street originally Stanley Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Hulton Street    
Huntbach Street originally Market Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ivy House Road    
Janet Place originally Holly Place - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Jasper Street    
Jervis Street    
John Bright Street originally Bright Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
John Street    
Josiah Wedgwood Street originally Wedgwood Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Kempthorne Road    
Kibworth Grove    
King George Street    
Lamb Street    
Leek Road (part) originally Abbey Road - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Lichfield Street    
Lichfield Street (part) originally Fenton Road - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Lincoln Street    
Lindop Street originally Park Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Lindsay Street originally Oxford Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Linfield Road    
Lockley Street originally Clifton Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Loftus Street    
Lower Bethesda Street    
Lower Bryan Street    
Lower Foundry Street    
Lower Mayer Street    
Lowther Street originally Lonsdale Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ludlow Street    
Malam Street originally Granville Street (North) - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Majolica Street originally Wilson Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Margaret Street    
Margill Close    
Market Lane    
Market Square    
Market Street     
Marple Street originally King Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Marsden Street originally Regent Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Marsh Street North & South    
Matins Place originally Cross Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Matlock Street    
Mayer Street    
Mayfield Avenue    
Mayfield Crescent    
Meigh Street    
Melville Street    
Merrick Street originally Ricardo Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Mersey Street    
Miles Bank    
Mission Street originally Chapel Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Morley Street    
Mount Pleasant    
Mount Street    
Mulberry Street    
Myatt Street    
Mynors Street    
Nelson Place    
New Century Street    
Newhall Street    
Northwood Park Road originally Queens Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Ogden Road    
Old Hall Street    
Old Town Road    
Old Wharf Place    
Oldham Street    
Orb Street originally Queen Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Page Street originally Port Vale Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Pall Mall    
Palmerston Street    
Parker Street    
Parliament Row    
Parliament Square    
Paxton Street    
Pelham Street    
Penarth Grove    
Penistone Street originally Granville Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Perceval Street originally Peel Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Percy Street    
Perry Close    
Perry Street originally St. Clare Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Piccadilly    
Picton Street    
Plough Street    
Portland Street    
Potteries Way    
Prime Street    
Quadrant Road    
Queens Terrace    
Ranelagh Street    
Ratton Street originally Elm Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Rawlins Street originally Albert Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Regent Road originally Hawkesmore Street - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Ringland Close    
Ringland Street  originally East View - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Rivers Street originally Swan Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Rixdale Close    
Robson Street    
Rose Street    
Rosevean Close    
Royden Avenue    
Rutland Street    
Sampson Street originally Clarence Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Sandyfield Road    
Sceptre Street originally Princes Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Schofield Street originally Kent Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Seymour Street    
Simpson Street    
Slippery Lane    
Somerset Road    
Southampton Street    
Spur Street    
St. Ann Street    
St. James Street    
St. John Street    
St. Luke Street    
St. Lukes Terrace originally Albert Place - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Stafford Lane    
Stafford Street    
Stansgate Place    
Stedman Street    
Stonehaven Grove    
Stuart Road    
Stubbs Lane    
Sutherland Street   no longer in existence (as at the early 1950s) 
Talbot Street    
Tarleton Road    
The Parkway originally Park Road - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Tierney Street originally Coben Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Tintern Street    
Tontine Square    
Tontine Street    
Town Road    Excluding Town Centre
Town Road  originally High Street - was renamed in the early 1950s Lower Huntbach Street to Quadrant Road
Trafalgar Street    
Trent Walk    
Trentmill Road    
Trinity Street    
Trumpet Passage    
Twemlow Street    
Union Street    
Upper Hillchurch Street    
Upper Huntbatch Street     
Upper Market Square    
Venn Place    
Victoria Road (part) originally Fenton Road - was renamed in the early 1950s Some houses were renumbered
Victoria Square    
Vincent Street    
Walney Grove    
Warner Street originally George Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Warrington Road    
Waterloo Street    
Wayte Street originally Birks Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Weaver Street    
Well Street    
Wellington Road    
Wellington Street    
Wellington Terrace    
West Terrace   no longer in existence (as at the early 1950s) 
Westmill Street originally Brighton Street - was renamed in the early 1950s  
Whitehaven Drive    
Windmill Street    
Winifred Street  originally Alfred Street (North) - was renamed in the early 1950s Sometimes listed as Cobridge
York Street    
 

 


 



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  • Page created: 7 April 2007

  • Last Updated: 19 May 2026 - introduction added and improved navigation.